Global VP Talent

Zurich, ZH, CH, 8005

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the Role

We are currently looking to recruit our VP Global Talent, responsible for the overarching integrated talent strategy encompassing acquisition strategy and execution, the continuous improvement of the organization’s talent development and succession planning strategies and the global learning strategy and offering. It aims to ensure that we have the right people, with the right skills, performing at their best, with the right development and growth opportunities, allowing our agile workforce to meet the organization’s current and future needs.  This is your opportunity to join a unique growth company, where innovation and sustainability are at the very core of our business, where you can be at your best, have real impact and take our organization to the next level!

Key Responsibilities include

• Talent Acquisition

  • Crafting and further developing our groups talent sourcing strategy from entry-level to executive level positions with focus on both immediate & long term (strategic) needs of  the business (Future skills / Succession planning etc)

  • Proactively identifying and addressing  hiring needs in order to attract and develop a skilled and diverse workforce

  • Solid understanding of full-cycle recruiting and continuously seeking to optimize and digitize

  • Explore and further expand the use of relevant digital technologies (in close collaborations with the Head of Operations & HRIS)

  • Translate the company’s EVP into concrete employer branding activities

  • Accountable for a designing and embedding inclusive recruitment practices to foster a diverse workforce

  • Manage the team of recruiters and ensure global alignment with the regional Heads of TA

• Talent Management

  • Further build and direct the organization’s talent development strategy and activities, ensuring that activities are conducted efficiently, cost-effectively, and in accordance with the organization’s strategy, policies and standards

  • Analyze and identify the succession planning and development needs of the organization and its employees and develop an overall plan to meet the current and planned human resource requirements of the organization

  • Partnering with functional or regional leaders to develop and implement development and succession plans to secure a diverse talent pipeline and bench strength of the relevant business area

  • Use of employee engagement metrics, like retention and turnover rates - support the function to draw the right conclusions and actions based on these metrics

  • Thorough knowledge of labor legislation, risk of permanent establishment and other relevant laws and regulations

  • Create leadership awareness and ownership of talent and drive diversity in Barry Callebaut

  • Inspire and develop a team of talent development professionals and HRBP’s to ensure that the organization’s talent development strategy is implemented effectively

• Talent Development

  • Further refine Talent Development strategy with leading practice approaches, making full use of our organization's “learning mindset” and our unique Schloss Marbach learning Academy. Translating this into clear execution plans, engaging leadership sponsorship, and success metrics for the team

  • Accountable for designing and evaluating Leadership Development Framework and curricula so that the know-how, skills, leadership capabilities and performance of employees meet the organization’s current and future requirements

  • Facilitate senior leaders' development dialogue and address needs

  • Select and manage ongoing relationships with external consultants and training providers to ensure that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service at competitive prices

  • Keep up-to-date on developments and innovations on L&D topics so that the organization’s development activities remain current and relevant

About You

• Master Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Psychology, HR Management or similar

• 15+ years of relevant working experience in Talent in an international company

• Learning and Talent related certification(s) or qualifications  preferred (e.g. Hogan, Korn Ferry etc)

• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing progressive talent strategies in a matrix organization at global / group level

• Hands-on implementation mentality

• Proven track record in leveraging technology and data to support and inform decisions, also familiar with SuccessFactors operating modules (Recruiting, Succession, Learning)

• Thorough knowledge of labor legislation

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Open, hands on mentality whilst keeping a keen eye on the strategic agenda

• Sound stakeholder management, being able to influence & drive results beyond formal reporting lines

• Ability to navigate complexity and change in a digital world, and adopt new approaches to strategic management and decision making

• Brings a collaborative mindset

• Ability to harness the power of diversity, and maximize performance within the organization

• Motivational, inspiring, drive for success

• English - Fluent

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong. #oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.

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